Congressman Troy A. Carter partners to tackle rising homeowner and flood insurance costs impacting American families.

A worker in Thailand clears a road after a major flood. Disasters can threaten the infrastrucutre, investment climate, and human capital that jobs depend on. Photo credit: Adobe Stock At the World ...

The countries of the Central American region and the Dominican Republic are highly vulnerable and exposed to all types of natural hazards, which have intensified due to the effects of climate change.

This article examines the significance of establishing a legal foundation for maintaining balance in emergency management, emphasizing the importance of legal and risk management systems in disaster ...

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the ASEAN Secretariat have teamed up to launch a three-year disaster risk management plan that aims to strengthen the financial ...

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The Department of Science and Technology-Cordillera (DOST-CAR) has turned over a disaster knowledge kiosk to the Kalinga provincial government to strengthen the province’s disaster preparedness. Vice ...

CLIMATE science can now forecast disaster days, sometimes even weeks, in advance yet across Asia, climate finance still ...

With World Bank support, Morocco has made significant strides since 2008 in strengthening its disaster and climate resilience. This has included gradual transition from a post-disaster approach ...

Indaba places effective disaster management under the spotlight Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa emphasised on Tuesday that adopting prevention-oriented, ...

At least 50 members of indigenous cultural communities in Ilocos Norte are set to undergo an intensive disaster preparedness ...